Blitzen
English
proper noun
Definitions
- The eighth and last reindeer of Santa Claus.
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish bliksem (lightning).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
bliksem
Gloss
lightning
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
雷
Emoji
⚡️ ⛈️ 🌠 🌩️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bliksem Dutch, Flemish
- bliksemafleider Dutch, Flemish
- bliksemen Dutch, Flemish
- bliksemflits Dutch, Flemish
- blikseminslag Dutch, Flemish
- bliksemoorlog Dutch, Flemish
- bliksemschicht Dutch, Flemish
- bliksemsnel Dutch, Flemish
- bliksemstraal Dutch, Flemish
- bolbliksem Dutch, Flemish
- blexeme Middle Dutch
- bliksem Afrikaans